Comments on: HOWTO: TrueCrypt in Ubuntu and Fedora GNU/Linux http://www.movingtofreedom.org/2007/02/10/truecrypt-in-ubuntu-and-fedora-gnu-linux/ free software, free culture, free association Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:27:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.11 by: Henryk Gerlach http://www.movingtofreedom.org/2007/02/10/truecrypt-in-ubuntu-and-fedora-gnu-linux/#comment-3622 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:24:12 +0000 http://www.movingtofreedom.org/2007/02/10/truecrypt-in-ubuntu-and-fedora-gnu-linux/#comment-3622 @Whoever I wrote a short tutorial on <a href="http://blog.littleimpact.de/index.php/2008/07/12/automatic-encryption-of-home-directories-using-truecrypt/" rel="nofollow">how to setup Truecrypt and PAM to automatically mount home directories on login</a>. @Whoever

I wrote a short tutorial on how to setup Truecrypt and PAM to automatically mount home directories on login.

]]> by: Scott Carpenter http://www.movingtofreedom.org/2007/02/10/truecrypt-in-ubuntu-and-fedora-gnu-linux/#comment-3423 Wed, 23 Jan 2008 23:20:42 +0000 http://www.movingtofreedom.org/2007/02/10/truecrypt-in-ubuntu-and-fedora-gnu-linux/#comment-3423 And another thanks! And another thanks!

]]> by: sproot http://www.movingtofreedom.org/2007/02/10/truecrypt-in-ubuntu-and-fedora-gnu-linux/#comment-3422 Wed, 23 Jan 2008 23:08:25 +0000 http://www.movingtofreedom.org/2007/02/10/truecrypt-in-ubuntu-and-fedora-gnu-linux/#comment-3422 Welcome :) Another point: If you use ext3 or another fs that supports uid:gid for files you don't need the 'uid=my#' bit in /etc/fstab. sproot Welcome :)

Another point: If you use ext3 or another fs that supports uid:gid for files you don’t need the ‘uid=my#’ bit in /etc/fstab.

sproot

]]> by: Scott Carpenter http://www.movingtofreedom.org/2007/02/10/truecrypt-in-ubuntu-and-fedora-gnu-linux/#comment-3387 Fri, 14 Dec 2007 00:17:51 +0000 http://www.movingtofreedom.org/2007/02/10/truecrypt-in-ubuntu-and-fedora-gnu-linux/#comment-3387 Thanks, sproot. I may experiment with that -- I'd like to get it working with non-FAT filesystems. Thanks, sproot. I may experiment with that — I’d like to get it working with non-FAT filesystems.

]]> by: sproot http://www.movingtofreedom.org/2007/02/10/truecrypt-in-ubuntu-and-fedora-gnu-linux/#comment-3386 Thu, 13 Dec 2007 23:37:40 +0000 http://www.movingtofreedom.org/2007/02/10/truecrypt-in-ubuntu-and-fedora-gnu-linux/#comment-3386 I've been struggling with 4.3a on Gutsy for a day or two now, finally got it going: # make volume tc -c safe.vol -o yada yada # mount it tc safe.vol # find its id ls /dev/mapper # Note the truecrypt# # make it mountable, may need to do this more than once but I doubt it - it's mostly going to be '0' echo '/dev/mapper/truecrypt# /mount/point [vfat|whatever] user,noauto,uid=my# 0 0' >> /etc/fstab # mount it mount /mount/point # To remove umount /mount/point && tc -d If I use tc to mount it (tc /device /mount) it always winds up with root ownership and 755 mask, which is useless for me. Aside: while it's mapped but before it's mounted you can format it with whatever filesystem takes your fancy :) HTH someone sproot I’ve been struggling with 4.3a on Gutsy for a day or two now, finally got it going:

# make volume
tc -c safe.vol
-o yada yada
# mount it
tc safe.vol
# find its id
ls /dev/mapper # Note the truecrypt#
# make it mountable, may need to do this more than once but I doubt it - it’s mostly going to be ‘0′
echo ‘/dev/mapper/truecrypt# /mount/point [vfat|whatever] user,noauto,uid=my# 0 0′ >> /etc/fstab
# mount it
mount /mount/point

# To remove
umount /mount/point && tc -d

If I use tc to mount it (tc /device /mount) it always winds up with root ownership and 755 mask, which is useless for me.

Aside: while it’s mapped but before it’s mounted you can format it with whatever filesystem takes your fancy :)

HTH someone
sproot

]]> by: Scott Carpenter http://www.movingtofreedom.org/2007/02/10/truecrypt-in-ubuntu-and-fedora-gnu-linux/#comment-3364 Mon, 19 Nov 2007 01:43:57 +0000 http://www.movingtofreedom.org/2007/02/10/truecrypt-in-ubuntu-and-fedora-gnu-linux/#comment-3364 Thanks, win. I've bookmarked it in del.icio.us and hope to get a chance to look in to it sometime. Thanks, win. I’ve bookmarked it in del.icio.us and hope to get a chance to look in to it sometime.

]]> by: win http://www.movingtofreedom.org/2007/02/10/truecrypt-in-ubuntu-and-fedora-gnu-linux/#comment-3363 Sun, 18 Nov 2007 23:28:20 +0000 http://www.movingtofreedom.org/2007/02/10/truecrypt-in-ubuntu-and-fedora-gnu-linux/#comment-3363 Java GUI for TrueCrypt: <a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/jtcgui" rel="nofollow">jTcGui</a>. It looks like the windows version. Java GUI for TrueCrypt: jTcGui. It looks like the windows version.

]]> by: Scott Carpenter http://www.movingtofreedom.org/2007/02/10/truecrypt-in-ubuntu-and-fedora-gnu-linux/#comment-2911 Sat, 21 Jul 2007 21:25:02 +0000 http://www.movingtofreedom.org/2007/02/10/truecrypt-in-ubuntu-and-fedora-gnu-linux/#comment-2911 Cool -- thanks for the pointer. Cool — thanks for the pointer.

]]> by: V. http://www.movingtofreedom.org/2007/02/10/truecrypt-in-ubuntu-and-fedora-gnu-linux/#comment-2910 Sat, 21 Jul 2007 18:16:50 +0000 http://www.movingtofreedom.org/2007/02/10/truecrypt-in-ubuntu-and-fedora-gnu-linux/#comment-2910 GUI for TrueCrypt (Debian package, but you'll sort it out): http://bockcay.de/forcefield/ Cheers. GUI for TrueCrypt (Debian package, but you’ll sort it out):
http://bockcay.de/forcefield/

Cheers.

]]> by: Scott Carpenter http://www.movingtofreedom.org/2007/02/10/truecrypt-in-ubuntu-and-fedora-gnu-linux/#comment-1945 Thu, 26 Apr 2007 00:07:13 +0000 http://www.movingtofreedom.org/2007/02/10/truecrypt-in-ubuntu-and-fedora-gnu-linux/#comment-1945 Thanks, Raja. My attitude is slowly coming around as I give myself over to learning GNU/Linux and accept that there is a learning curve and things will take time. I still think from the perspective of a Windows user, many tasks are more difficult to do in GNU than in Windows. I think it becomes hard for gnu users to see this as they become immersed in the better free operating system. Once you *know,* how it's done, it doesn't seem so arcane. Windows tries to shield you from the details. It lets you be productive without knowing so much, but it also limits you quite a bit, of course. (I think free software desktops are also doing a good job now of hiding details, but I was trying to do less common tasks at the start that led me in to the internals. And there is a whole 'nother discussion there of whether or not it's good to hide details. I do well with systems that let me start simplistically muddling around and then gradually learn as I go.) I flinched at your use of the word "immature," but rereading that part I have to agree it sounds not only immature but downright petulant as well. :-) I hesitate to edit it, as I don't want people to think I'm rewriting history and covering up my youthful indiscretions, but since this post gets a lot of traffic from Google I might want to moderate it a bit. (There's a balance somewhere between historical post and current technical reference.) Thanks for your comment and gentle correction. Thanks, Raja. My attitude is slowly coming around as I give myself over to learning GNU/Linux and accept that there is a learning curve and things will take time.

I still think from the perspective of a Windows user, many tasks are more difficult to do in GNU than in Windows. I think it becomes hard for gnu users to see this as they become immersed in the better free operating system. Once you *know,* how it’s done, it doesn’t seem so arcane. Windows tries to shield you from the details. It lets you be productive without knowing so much, but it also limits you quite a bit, of course.

(I think free software desktops are also doing a good job now of hiding details, but I was trying to do less common tasks at the start that led me in to the internals. And there is a whole ‘nother discussion there of whether or not it’s good to hide details. I do well with systems that let me start simplistically muddling around and then gradually learn as I go.)

I flinched at your use of the word “immature,” but rereading that part I have to agree it sounds not only immature but downright petulant as well. :-) I hesitate to edit it, as I don’t want people to think I’m rewriting history and covering up my youthful indiscretions, but since this post gets a lot of traffic from Google I might want to moderate it a bit. (There’s a balance somewhere between historical post and current technical reference.)

Thanks for your comment and gentle correction.

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